Personnel Appointments Sub-committee - 31/05/2001

At MEETINGS of the PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE PERSONNEL AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 24th April, 9th May and 31st May 2001.

 

Present:-

 

At the meeting on 24th April 2001:

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Julia STURROCK

Charles D P FARQUHAR

Dave BEATTIE

John LETFORD

Jill SHIMI

Bruce MACKIE

Fiona GRANT

Willie SAWERS

Ian BORTHWICK

 

Allan PETRIE

 

 

Councillor Jill SHIMI substituting for Councillor Mervyn ROLFE.

 

At the meetings on 9th May and 31st May 2001:

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Julia STURROCK

Charles D P FARQUHAR

Dave BEATTIE

John LETFORD

Jill SHIMI

Roderick WALLACE

Fiona GRANT

Andrew DAWSON

Ian BORTHWICK

 

Jim BARRIE

 

 

Councillors Shimi, Barrie and Dawson substituting for Councillors Rolfe, Petrie and Sawers.

 

Councillor STURROCK, in the Chair.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

The Sub-Committee resolved in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that the undernoted item be considered in private on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) to the Act.

 

I APPOINTMENT OF HEAD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

At the meeting held on 24th April 2001 the Sub-Committee was asked to consider and agree the job description and the person specification. There was also tabled a provisional timetable and a draft advertisement for filling the post.

 

After discussion, the Sub-Committee agreed the job description, the person specification and the draft advertisement - the provisional timetable was agreed apart from the interviewing date, which required to be rearranged.

 

At the meeting held on 9th May 2001 there was submitted copies of the applications received following advertisement of the post. The Sub-Committee agreed that the undernoted applicants be invited to interview on 31st May 2001 -

 

(1) G Bell

(2) W H Kopp

(3) T R Simpson

(4) D White.

At the meeting held on 31st May 2001 the Sub-Committee interviewed the candidates. Following an exchange of views and after hearing the officers, the Sub-Committee unanimously agreed to offer the post to D White, who intimated his acceptance.

 

 

 

 

JULIA STURROCK, Convener